Teams that at this point are still looking for a starting pitcher: Braves, Yankees, Tigers, Royals, Rangers, Angels, Astros, Giants, Rockies.
Free agents still available: Scherzer, Shields, Volquez, Peavy, Anderson, Harang, Vogelsong, Morrow.
Teams willing to trade starting pitchers: Mets who might be willing to deal two, Orioles, maybe one or two others (what the Reds do with Cueto remains a very interesting question, others known to be available for the right price include Hamels and Kennedy).
Still looks like a buyer's market.
My guesses on how the musical chairs might play out: Rangers make trade with Mets, Scherzer to Tigers, Shields to Yankees, Peavy to Giants, , Rockies make trade with Orioles, Astros make trade with Mets, Volquez to Braves, Anderson to Angels, Harang to Royals.
Which leaves maybe a team or two still willing to trade a pitcher and Morrow/Vogelsong out there feeling unwanted.
In this market, it will pay to wait when it comes to acquiring starting pitching. I'm glad Hart and company have taken their time.
Btw, if the Tigers sign Scherzer my guess is they become very unlikely to extent Price and might even be willing to deal him this off-season. Their rotation in that scenario would be Scherzer, Verlander, Sanchez, Simon, Greene.
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